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....... I , .. l . UD mandates background Football players use Hens' volleyball wins checks for all employees bracelets to aid balance CAAopener Seepage 3 Seepage 19 Seepage 28 ureView IChec~ out the website for Tuesday, September 28, 2010 "COOl breakmg news and more. Volume 140, Issue 5 Study: Rape Delaware 34, Richmond 13 Police underreported • at university tncrease BY KATIE SPEACE Editorial Editor alcohol On a Monday night, nine women sit at desks in a fluorescent-lit classroom in Alison Hall. At the front of the room stand a young, female police officer and a smiling, middle arrests aged woman in a red polo shirt. The older woman, thin but energetic, BY REITY O'BRIEN paces the rooms while speaking City Desk Editor enthusiastically- meanwhile, her students are shy and silent. Some sit The Newark Police Department quietly with their heads down, others has already eclipsed its 2009 record peacefully look about the room, as for alcohol and disorderly premise if pondering who exactly the other arrests. For some university students, students in the room are, what their this means parties and tailgates are stories are and why they're there. THE REVIEW/Matt Maloney ending early. Over the next five weeks, the Freshman runningback Andrew Pierce drags a Richmond defender with him as he scores one of his three Newark Police spokesman MCpl. lady in red, Officer Janet Hedrick of touchdowns on Saturday. Gerald Bryda said even before move the university police, will physically in weekend in late August, police teach the group of women safety tips officers were ahead of last years' and self defense moves to use in the alcohol-related arrests by 23 percent, event of a sexual attack. jumping from 434 to 532 charges. The women enrolled in the Disorderly premise and noise action-based Rape Aggression Hens upset Richmond violations, charges which are typically Defense (R.A.D.) class are of all associated with parties hosted by races, body types and ages- but the university students at off-campus group most likely vulnerable to rape, Runningback Pierce has fourth-straight 100-yard game locations, have increased by 58 female college freshmen, is virtually charges, he said. absent. BY TIM MASTRO through the middle of the Delaware "I would venture to guess that the With continuing news stories Sports Editor Inside: defense with 6:18 left in the third. noise and disorderly premise charges concerning stranger rape, such as Transfers from Northeastern Senior quarterback Pat Devlin are 98 percent complaint-driven," the Lindsey Bonistall case or the RICHMOND, Va. - In their responded with a 40-yard completion Bryda said. "Which means somebody recent arrest of John Paul Thomas, first true test of the season, the Hens boost defense - page 28 to sophomore Nihja White on the called in to complain about a party." 26, a former Delaware resident once again turned to their freshman very first play of the next drive to set He also attributed the spike in who was charged earlier this month these types of partying-related arrests running back. of adversity this year," Head Coach up Pierce's touchdown. in connection with the rape of Delaware ( 4-0) opened Colonial "Things qpened up," Devlin to the Newark Police Department's two university students in 2006, K.C. Keeler said. "I thought we did fall crime suppression plan-an Athletic Association play with a 34- a good job this week of taking the said. ''Nihja really made a great it is not uncommon for students enhanced enforcement tactic aimed at 13 win at No. 5 Richmond (1-2) on game over late in the game. move on his linebacker." to believe that rape is a violent Saturday afternoon behind Andrew The Hens' next drive again curbing the number of street robberies crime that rarely happens-that is Pierce rushed for 114 yards Pierce's three touchdowns and fourth including the go-ahead score which ended with Pierce finding the end that historically occur early in the a violent act a stranger performs on consecutive game with over 100 zone again. He took a handoff from semester. some unfortunate young girl. But, broke a 13-13 tie in the third quarter. "There is a theory in law yards. The Spiders had just drew even backup quarterback Trevor Sasek, "We really haven't faced a lot enforcement," he said. "You take care See RAPE page 23 when Tyler Kirchoff plowed his way See FOOTBALL page 30 of the little stuff, and it takes care of the bigger stuff, such as robberies." In scenarios in which hundreds of people are at a residence and loud music is playing between the hours Studentsavors'Jeopardy!' success of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m., the leaseholder of that residence is responsible and is issued a criminal surnrnons, Bryda Craig plans to vacation, purchase car with $231,200 said. Though alcohol is in no short BY LAUREN ZAREMBA two "Jeopardy!" records, has his of perseverance and dedication supply at these events, he said, News Features Editor own Wikipedia page and is currently preceded his arrival in California for Newark police do not usually make waiting for a big check to come in the the taping of his first episode. Craig alcohol-related arrests when breaking This time last year, Roger Craig mail. was on the show for seven days, up parties. was an ordinary guy working toward Craig, 33, is one of the highest starting Sept. 13. "We make the arrests for the Courtesy of Jeopardy! Productions, Inc. a doctorate in computer science and winning contestants in the history of "I wanted to be on 'Jeopardy!' problem we went there for, unless it UD graduate student Roger Craig living in Newark. Today, Craig holds the game show. He said four years poses with host Alex Trebek. See JEOPARDY page 13 See CRIME page 13 1 News 12 Editorial 13 Opinion 17 Mosaic 21 I'll Try Anything 27 Classifieds 28 Sports Letter from the Editors The Review has always been, and will con tinue to be, available for free all over campus and in many other locations around Newark. But, for many alumni, parents and other readers who don't live in Newark, getting a copy of the paper some times isn't so easy. 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